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Guacamole for Cinco de Mayo

Food Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion
Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is an annual celebration of the 1862 Mexican victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla. It has now evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture. Cinco de May...

How hard is it to find a 4 leaf clover? (3 Saint Patrick's Day activities)

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science Holidays Wow factor
Shamrocks in Ireland are actually 3-leafed white clover, trifolium repens. If you are lucky, you can sometimes find a four-leafed clover. How rare is finding a 4-leafed clover?  How hard do you...

How big could this mid-term election be?

Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Will the November 8th 2022 election bring record number of voters to the polls? Students get a chance to understand what the usual percentage of voters is, look for trends and central tende...

Hexadecimal coloring

Number Sense Geometry Science Art Ratio and Proportion
 Probably most of us have heard of and even used hexadecimal color codes. Don't you wonder why their number descriptions really make sense? In this activity we first ask students to color in our ...

Why isn't the World Cup happening now?

Algebra Number Sense Sports Current events Wow factor
The World Cup Finals is only played every 4 years but isn't it always in June?    The World Cup Finals 2022 will be played in Qatar from November 21st until December 18th, 2022. &nbs...

2 New Macy's Parade balloons

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion
 As the Macy's Parade returns to public viewing, here are two balloons that Macy's artists have added. Can you figure out their dimensions? Macy's give their dimensions in bicycle lengths, taxi w...

Spicy hot chocolate for the Dia de los Muertos

Algebra Number Sense Food Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion
  The Day of the Dead is always on the first and second of November.  Life and death are part of the natural cycle of life and the Dia de los Muertos honors that cycle.   Peppe...

Man paid in 500 pounds of greasy pennies!

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
    A man from Georgia, Andreas Flaten, finally received his last paycheck from his disgruntled employer. He had been owed that last check for several months and was having difficult...

Crazy basketball score

Algebra Number Sense Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Wow! Look at that score! There were some scoreboard malfunctions in this December 15, 2020, pre-season game.  What might have been the final score if this game progressed at this rate? ...

Ravensburger huge puzzle

Number Sense Geometry Social Studies Art Ratio and Proportion
 This puzzle is gorgeous and HUGE! Ravensburger says that if you spent 2 hours every day putting this puzzle together it would take you a year to finish. What do you wonder? Students ...

How big is this hornet really?

Number Sense Geometry Science Current events
Egad !!!!   Giant Asian hornets have now migrated to Washington state and British Columbia.  Even though they are sometimes called "murder hornets" their stings aren't fatal.  The...

How much water should you be drinking?

Algebra Science Food Ratio and Proportion
 As we are outdoors more and temperatures are rising, it might be a good time to look at hydration. A healthy requirement for fluids can't really be the same for everyone.  Surely the amount...
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